API Versions
Autoenhance regularly releases improvement to it's API as a new version - allowing you to choose the cadence that suits your needs
Our API is versioned by date. Each version is a snapshot of the API's behaviour on the day it was released. Your account is pinned to one version, so your integration keeps behaving exactly the same way until you decide to upgrade — new versions never change the behaviour of code already running against an older one.
How versioning works
API Changelog
Version 2026-07-01
A single property for sky control
We've consolidated sky control into one property, restage.sky, replacing the separate sky_replacement (boolean) and cloud_type (enum) fields.
restage.sky accepts:
AS_SHOT— keep the original sky (equivalent to the oldsky_replacement: false)A cloud type (e.g.
CLEAR,LOW_CLOUD,HIGH_CLOUD) — replace the sky with that style
New sky packs
Two new sky styles are now accepted as cloud types (and as restage.sky values): WHISPY_CLOUD and DUSK_CLOUD. These are additive — no changes required.
max_width now honoured
The max_width parameter on image downloads was previously ignored. It is now applied as documented.
Full-resolution downloads (
preview=false): yourmax_widthis applied as requested.Preview downloads (
preview=true): capped at 2048 px width and quality 50. A larger requestedmax_widthis clamped to 2048.
See Sky Replacement and Enhanced for full details.
Version 2026-06-02
finetune renamed to finetuned
The finetune query parameter has been renamed to finetuned for consistency. Clients on older API versions can keep sending finetune — we map it to finetuned automatically, so no changes are required until you upgrade.
Version 2026-05-20
Automatic Deprecated AI Version Upgrades
AI versions below
4.7are now automatically upgraded to4.7.All AI version
5requests are now automatically upgraded tostable.
Rate Limits
We are introducing rate limits for the API. These will initially apply to customers who sign up after this date. For more details, see Rate Limits.
Both of these changes will apply across all API versions.
Version 2026-02-01
Re-staging You can now use our new re-staging feature to go back in time to remove photogrpahers from your shots, light up all the fireplaces and black out those TVs.
Support for Next-Gen Formats We have expanded our export capabilities to include the latest high-efficiency image standards. Images can now be exported in JPEG XL or AVIF formats. To utilize these new standards, simply append the following parameters to your request URL:
Use
?format=jxlfor JPEG XLUse
?format=aviffor AVIF
Duplicate Image Detection To ensure stability and help you identify issues in your integration logic, we have improved our rate limiting system. We can now detect faulty scripts that inadvertently upload the exact same image repeatedly. These redundant uploads will now be flagged and counted against your rate limits, preventing unnecessary bandwidth usage and processing queues.
For more details about Re-Staging and Next-Gen Formats read our Enhanced guide.
Version 2025-08-31
Introducing Window Pull Types
We are now introducing the ability to specify which style of Window Pull you would like. You have the option of setting our new "window_pull_type" property to "NONE" for no window pulls, "ONLY_WINDOWS" for a normal window pull or "WITH_SKIES" to add sky replacement.
For customers integrated with one of our old API versions when you specify "window_pull" as true our API will be treat it as if "window_pull_type" was "ONLY_WINDOWS".. For older clients "window_pull" will be true for any "window_pull_type" other than "NONE"
Rate Limits
To ensure stability for all customers, we have introduced rate limits to our API - You can now make up to 100K requests per day which should allow you to upload up to 300,000 images per month.
Version 2025-05-08
Bracketing API and New Image Status
We’ve added official support for bracketing workflows with two new endpoints:
/orders/{id}/brackets and /brackets. For more details read our HDR Brackets guide.
This enables workflows involving the uploading of pre-grouped brackets. Images waiting for their files to be uploaded will now return a waiting status. Older clients will see this as processing with the appropriate reason in status_reason.
Finally, we will now return a response if you try to process an order before all of the brackets have been uploaded to avoid unexpected results.
To take advantage of all of these new features, upgrade to the latest version of the API by specifying 2025-05-05 in the x-api-version header of your requests for your client .
Metadata Field Added You can now attach and retrieve custom metadata with your images. In addition the AI will automatically adds metadata such as the MIME type. In the future we will expand this to expose additional information about your image.
Order Endpoint Changes
/orders/{id}/merge has been moved to /orders/{id}/process. The old path will continue to work for clients on our previous API version.
Upload Changes
When uploading images we no longer use the content_type field and you now only need to use application/octet-stream as the Content-Type header when uploading the file .
As part of this change we've remove the image_type and content_type fields. In addition s3ObjectUploadUrl has been renamed to upload_url
The Content-Type and image_type fields are deprecated but still supported for legacy clients using s3ObjectUploadUrl.
For clients still using previous API version, these fields will be handled as usual, no changes need to be made to these clients.
Version 2024-12-01
Deprecation of preview2 and watermark endpoints
These endpoints will now be redirected to the equivalent request using our new dynamic versioning API, you can request a watermarkt by passing `watermarkl=true`and you can specify your own custom output size using the new sizing options.
Version 2024-11-01
Dynamic Image Rendering
In this release all image endpoints now support dynamic rendering across original, edited, and preview versions. This means you can control how images are rendered—regardless of version—by specifying parameters in the URL.
Example:
/v3/images/{uuid}/preview?quality=75&format=webp
Avaliable Options:
Size: Modify the size on-the-fly by using
max_widthandscale, ideal for displaying images optimized for different screen sizes and layouts.Quality: Customize quality by setting
quality(1–100), enhancing control over file size and resolution for each use case.Watermark: Add watermarks dynamically by setting
watermark=truein the query, allowing seamless watermark application across image versions.Format: Choose the output format (
format=jpeg,format=png, etc.) based on your requirements, whether for compression, or quality retention.
Removal of watermark endpoint and size URL parameter
The watermark endpoint has been removed and is now integrated into this flexible preview structure. This allows you to access all transformations through a single endpoint without needing specific endpoints for each transformation type.
In addition the size attribute for all endpoints have been deprecated and will have no effect on the output image. For applications using older versions of the API clients will continue to receive images in the same format from these endpoints.
Version 2024-10-01
Support for returning AI Versions
The
ai_versionfield for images will now be returned as a string to support more flexible versioning, such as returning floating version numbers i.e "4.x".For older clients that are not compatible with this format, the
ai_versionfield will return null.
New Expired Status for Images:
When an expired image is requested, the API will return
"status": "expired"for applications using this version or later.For applications using older versions of the API, expired images will return an
"error": trueresponse, with the"status": "error".Recommendation: Upgrade to the latest version to correctly handle the
"expired"status and avoid misinterpreting expired images as general errors.
Custom Metadata Field:
A new
metadatafield has been introduced, which includes specific metadata from your images, such as the Camera Model.
New status_reason Field for Error Context:
We have added a
status_reasonfield that provides more detailed information when an image’s"status"is set to"error"or"expired".This new field will clarify the specific reasons behind an error or expiration, making it easier to diagnose and manage various scenarios in your application.
Removal of error and enhanced Flags:
The
errorandenhancedflags have been deprecated and removed in favor of thestatusfield.Instead of these flags, you should now use the
statusfield, which will return"error"or"processed"to indicate the current state of an image.Action Required: Update your application to accommodate this change.
Caching of Images:
API now returns HTTP request caching headers for images, so applications that support this functionality will no longer need to refetch an image unless it has changed. This reduces unnecessary API calls and improves performance for image-heavy applications.
Accelerated Uploads
This version introduces accelerated uploads, reducing the time required to upload images, especially for large files or high-volume uploads. With this enhancement, users will experience faster image processing times, improving the overall performance of the upload pipeline.
Version 2024-06-01
Deprecations:
v2 Endpoints: As of this release, all
/v2/API endpoints have been fully deprecated. Requests to/v2/will no longer be supported, and there is no automatic redirection. If your application is still using/v2/endpoints, you must manually update your API requests to use/v3/:Update:
/v2/<endpoint>→/v3/<endpoint>
Ensure that your application is using the
/v3/endpoints to maintain functionality.Deprecation of Non-Pluralized Endpoints: Non-pluralized endpoints under
/v3/have been deprecated and replaced by their pluralized equivalents. If you're using non-pluralized endpoints (e.g.,/v3/image,/v3/order), these will no longer work. Update your API calls to the following pluralized forms:/v3/image→/v3/images/v3/order→/v3/orders/v3/user→/v3/users/v3/payment→/v3/payments
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